An annual summit, organized by the nonprofit group After the Fire, brings together survivors, emergency responders and other disaster experts to trade ideas about recovery and to symbolically swear-in the latest class of devastated communities.

No matter what, extreme heat, bad air quality, storms and power outages are hard on my body.

More often than not disabled people aren’t factored in to emergency planning.

Include us & plan for us. It’ll make everyone safer.

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I will follow USCPSC on any and every platform. Honestly, there was something calming about seeing their trademark unhinged content on Bluesky today.

Never forget that in 1861 Charles Darwin wrote in a letter to a friend…

“But I am very poorly today and very stupid and hate everybody and everything"

…because this is my favorite reminder that we can do great things even if we don't always have great days

How AMS and NWA have stepped up for the weather and climate community
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Federal workers make democracy work for all of us—but their hard work often goes unnoticed. Today, let’s change that. Share your stories of how civil servants have impacted your life in the comments below and use the #FedLove hashtag to spread the message! (1/2)

This is a really nice, simple distillation of the vital role NOAA and the NWS play and how private companies cannot replace what they do.

I do think it’s funny when the car companies are like “we may be divided but now more than ever, I think we can all agree: car ❤️”

Kendrick brought America together the way that "Country Roads" ad was supposed to.

Instead of directly correcting false claims, “bypassing” offers an alternative strategy: focus on positive, truthful statements about the same topic. New research suggests it can be very effective and I cover it in more detail here!
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I think we’re back in the place where you have to say the obvious things out loud so people don’t forget them: diversity makes emergency management better. It quite literally ~saves lives~. We have research on this from around the world.

Different people have different needs related to disasters.

Everybody needs level-headed friends who give constructive advice. But everybody also needs feral friends who feed you margaritas while you vent and vibe off your energy until you both just wanna burn it all down. It takes a village.

Thread for those new to BlueSky. First of all, welcome. It feels like a safer space, doesn’t it? But also perhaps a bit disorienting initially? Here’s some tips for getting your bearings.

Incidentally, the timing of shutting TikTok down as people were still actively using it to get critical information about the LA fires and organize relief is particularly shitty.

I think somebody needs to let that groundhog know just how serious we are about ending winter in a timely manner this year

Remember, friends, never rely on just one method of receiving tsunami alerts! Be signed up for multiple ways to receive alerts so you're always in the know. I'll link some resources below.

The tsunami scare today in the Bay Area illustrates how Elon Musk has changed X for the worse in emergencies.

This is the real account of Berkeley PD. But changes in verification means it no longer has a verified badge. Anyone searching for immediate info might be uncertain if this post is legit.